Concert venues and theatres in Spartanburg may be temporarily closed but arts organizations are not allowing Covid-19 to Bah Humbug the festive yuletide season. Spartanburg Ballet’s The Nutcracker, Spartanburg Philharmonic’s Twas the Night Before Christmas, and now Spartanburg Little Theatre’s...
BY LOU BUTTINODRAMA CRITIC The must-see historical documentary/dramatic play, The Laramie Project, began streaming Tueday. Presented by Proud Mary Theatre Company, South Carolina’s only LGBTQ+ Theatre, it is an engrossing example of the “found poetry,” or “found text” form of...
BY STEVE WONGDRAMA CRITIC After months and months of dark theatres, Mauldin Theatre Company is Let(ting) The Good Times Rolls with an original musical revue of pop hits from the ‘50, ‘60s, and ‘70s. The mostly young cast of nine...
BY LOU BUTTINOCCC DRAMA CRITIC They’re ba-ack! At least, some of them. Live community theater returned Friday October 2 with the opening of Easley Foothills Playhouse’s production of Ken Ludwig’s “The Game’s Afoot”. Before I get into my review of...
THEATRE OF THE YEAR – Mill Town Players BEST MUSICAL (Professional) – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Greenville Theatre BEST MUSICAL (Non-Professional) – Annie Get Your Gun – Mill Town Players BEST PLAY (Professional) – One Flew Over...
Sister Act SEPTEMBER 18-27, 2020 Broadway’s habit-forming musical comedy smash! When disco diva Deloris Van Cartier witnesses a murder, she is put in protective custody in one place the cops are sure she won’t be a found: a convent. Disguised as...